Practice Areas

Representation of Cities, Towns, Counties and other units of local government in all matters, including issuance of bonds, notes, debt certificates, assessment and revenue bonds and other financings, including water and wastewater financings, WIFA loans and RD-USDA projects. Experience in TIF District and Special Service Area law and finance.  Formation and financing for Improvement Districts, Community Facilities Districts, Revitalization Districts and all other ARS Title 48 special districts. Experience in 501(c)3 and conduit financings for education, charitable and exempt purposes, including multi-family housing and senior living bonds. We are a nationally recognized bond counsel firm listed in the Red Book.

We work with candidates, cities, counties and special districts on election law and ballot access matters.  Experience on referendums, electioneering and petition issues.  

Buying or selling real estate?  You need legal counsel to navigate the legal pitfalls and regulations.  Experienced in single and multifamily residential, agricultural, industrial, retail or commercial investment real estate. Land Use and Developer Counsel. Establishment of CFD, TIF or Special Service Area finance.

 Contact our firm to provide you with Blue Sky Memoranda for your transactions. We provide preliminary and final blue sky memos on our letterhead, or forwarded to you to put in yours. We take the drudgery and hard work out of the blue sky process so you can focus on the rest of the transaction.

A Blue Sky Memorandum is a document prepared by counsel for issuers of securities as a presentation to underwriters and broker-dealers of the applicability of and compliance by the issuer with registration and qualification requirements in each state in which securities are to be offered, or the availability of an exemption in each of those states.

In the Blue Sky Memorandum, requirements of each state in which the offering will be made are addressed, and the status of the issuer's compliance is detailed. 

Representation of banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in bank direct purchases of municipal loans, 501(c)3 lending, commercial lending and other governmental tax-advantaged financings.

Representation as underwriter counsel, disclosure counsel and special tax counsel, preparation of Blue Sky Memos and securities law matters.

We represent individuals and developers in zoning disputes and cases before zoning boards and planning commissions.  When you need results and zoning changes for your projects consult us.  We handle Zoning, Planned Unit Development (PUD) and other land use issues.  Experience includes suburban retail and shopping center approvals, condominium projects, commercial developments, residential subdivisions and utility projects.